Official UK procurement notice
Invitation to Tender for South Ribble Asylum and Refugee Support and Signposting Service
Authority: South Ribble Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSouth Ribble Borough Council are inviting submissions from suppliers to provide a Support and Signposting Service available to all refugees, asylum seekers and evacuees who live in South Ribble. The total budget available for this contract is £55,000.00 inclusive of VAT. Submissions which exceed this amount may not be accepted.
CPV: Other community, social and personal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£55,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 90%
- Price/Value for Money: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price/Value for Money
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Feb 2026, 14:47 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Apr 2026, 10:54 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-012989- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0652e0Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
This opportunity can be found via www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ using project reference DN802707. All submissions and communication regarding the opportunity must be done through the messaging portal on The Chest once interest has been registered.
Timeline
12 Feb 2026 → 15 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published258 days ago12 Feb 2026, 14:47 GMT
- Clarification questions by247 days ago23 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline240 days ago2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts211 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published196 days ago15 Apr 2026, 10:54 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Feb 2026- Tender notice published12 Feb 2026, 14:47 GMTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published15 Apr 2026, 10:54 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete15 Apr 2026, 10:54 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 15 Apr 2026 | Cancelled |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender